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neither of these options are good enough, as they require either a significant administrative burden, or a complex and costly IT infrastructure. With this new version of Paxton10 customers can, for the first time, have access control, video surveillance and door entry spanning up to 100 sites, with only an internet connection needed at each site. This offers streamlined administration, with no complex IT infrastructure required. With one system running across up to 100 sites, were resilience and reliability key development factors? We have used robust and secure IoT technologies to enable this new Multi-site functionality. The technology is designed for literally billions upon billions of transactions,
“With this new version of Paxton10 customers can, for the first time, have access control, video surveillance and door entry spanning up to 100 sites, with only an internet connection needed at each site”
and we are very confident in our ability to scale, not only to accommodate large sites, but to comfortably accommodate many hundreds of new systems being installed every month. The technology we use comes with scalability test tools allowing us to replicate extreme real-world conditions to add further confidence. The biggest data payload is streaming video over the internet, either live footage or archive. With this we add resilience and remove centralised bottlenecks by establishing a peerto-peer data connection between the camera and the client when possible. Of course, this all happens seamlessly behind the scenes. If there is no VPN and connectivity out of the box, can you assure installers that the system is secure? All data to and from sites is encrypted using the 128-bit SSL internet standard. For this reason we can ensure that data is protected. The cloud services we use simply serve as a 'relay' for data communications between system hardware and the Paxton10 server. We never store personalised data in the cloud. Does Paxton10 only work with Paxton door controllers and cameras? Paxton10 is actually compatible with 3rd party IP cameras in conjunction with our video controller, and these cameras will work across multiple sites. However we recommend using Paxton10 cameras for the true plug and play experience and the best functionality. How important was the simplicity of installation in the development of Paxton10? I regularly say to our employees that at Paxton we don't aim to be the cheapest, we don’t aim to have the most features, but we DO aim to provide the simplest, most seamless experience. In the multiple decades I have been at Paxton, we have always viewed installation companies as our customers, and making their lives easier with training, support, warranties and simple to install products is at the core of what we do. Is the plan to keep developing new features for the platform? Oh yes. You just wait to see what we've got coming!
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